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"If you’re ready for a baby, you may expect that the first month you don’t use birth control or actively try to conceive, that you will have a positive pregnancy test. That may not happen. Don’t jump to conclusions; it may very well happen the next month. Or the month after.
If it doesn’t happen pretty soon, likely you will have some questions, such as, “When should you start seeking help? How long should you try to conceive on your own?”
When to See a Fertility Specialist
Most heterosexual couples, who are trying to become pregnant appropriately, will conceive within six months to a year. (Appropriately would mean that the couple is attempting to become pregnant at the time of the month where conception can take place.) Conventional and medical wisdom advice is that if you are under 35, you can try on your own for up to a year. If you are over 35, the time shortens to six months.
Fertility, Infertility & Sub-Fertility
We often see the inability to conceive within those proscribed time periods defined as infertility. That’s the word used- infertility, when in fact, it’s typically sub-fertility. True infertility would mean that becoming pregnant was impossible and that is not the case with most couples.
Sub fertility means that you need help conceiving. The same way that one out of six couples will have to, with professional and appropriate medical help. The medical specialty for sub and infertility is Reproductive Endocrinology. Here is the description of what Reproductive Endocrinology is, taken from the Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMACT) website..."
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